Quality Assurance Officer – Fixed Term Contract

Tayto Snacks is the home to Ireland's most iconic crisp and snack brands, including Tayto, Hunky Dorys, King, O'Donnell's and many others such as Hula Hoops, KP Nuts, Skips, Rancheros, and Meanies.

Located in Ashbourne, County Meath – just 40 minutes from Dublin city centre where 350 colleagues work at our state-of-the-art production facility and Head Office, we process 30,000 tonnes of Irish potatoes annually (representing 10% of the Ireland's total potato crop) to make the nations favourite crisps. We are proud to be part of the Intersnack Group, a privately owned company with operations in 30 countries across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and beyond.

At Tayto Snacks we are passionate about people and proud of the exciting and rewarding careers we offer.

Title: Quality Assurance Officer

Function: Technical/Quality

Reporting line: Quality Team Lead

Location: Ashbourne, Co. Meath

Role type: Fixed Term contract 12 months

Shift: Day Shift (Monday – Thursday 7am – 3pm and Friday 7am – 2pm)

The Quality Assurance Officer will report directly to the Quality Team Lead and will be part of the Operations Technical/Quality Team. He/she will have responsibility through use of IWS tools for driving quality in the manufacturing facility resulting in continuous quality improvement. He/she will ensure an overall culture of quality process improvement and work alongside the production teams to ensure quality standards.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manage and maintain the quality standards as per customer agreements and specifications

Maintain and manage finished product specifications

Participate and lead Quality wall checks, GMPs audits, glass audits

Carry out GMP audits, attend review and close out actions with responsible teams across shifts.

Provide the back up to ensure standards are consistently achieved

Communicate quality and food safety issues to shift production team and co-ordinate and participate in how to resolve these issues

Carry out specific training requirements as outlined by quality management systems

In conjunction with the production teams, raise awareness and effectiveness of operatives and supervisors to comply with quality standards to produce high quality product fit for human consumption.

Maintain and manage non-conformance logs, ensure log is fully up to date

Review and decide on the disposition options for all materials on hold in conjunction with the production teams

Identify root cause to production problems / issues, which impact product quality

Review and communicate complaints. Lead and close out investigations into complaints.

Attend and lead tasting sessions, hold onto shelf-life samples and taste product at the end of shelf life

Send finished and raw material product samples out to external lab for analysis according to set schedule

Manage results from external laboratory through analysis of results and implicating corrective actions of required.

HACCP and quality management systems

Participate in HACCP and quality management systems

Conduct and close out internal audits

Participate in external and customer audits and visits on site (BRC, AIB)

Ensure finished product is fit for consumption

KEY SKILLS / ATTRIBUTES / CORE COMPETENCIES:

Ability to demonstrate leadership skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Excellent attention to detail

Self-starter, pro-active and comfortable with challenging current practices and processes

Ability to work on own initiative.

REQUIREMENTS:

Have 2-3 years’ experience in a food manufacturing environment

Diploma or higher in a food science related subject (Desirable but not essential)

If you feel you have the skills and experience to apply for this role, please do so by applying online before Thursday 21st May 2026.

This job description is intended as a summary of the primary responsibilities and qualifications for this position; it is not intended as inclusive of all duties an individual in this position might be asked to perform or that may be required to do either now or in the future.

Tayto Snacks is an Equal Opportunities Employer.